Its function is to provide logistical and ground support in fires through coordinated work with different areas of the Municipality, Volunteer Firefighters, and Sapper Firefighters. “We will continue to allocate resources so that it continues to grow,” remarked the Mayor.
On Wednesday morning, Mayor Francisco Azcué presented the Municipal Forest Brigade, created during this administration with the objective of providing logistical support, with trained municipal personnel and its own equipment in the event of fires. It operates under the orbit of the Civil Protection and Health Emergencies Directorate of the Health Secretariat.
This is a joint effort involving different areas of the Municipality of Concordia, in coordination with Volunteer Firefighters and Sapper Firefighters of our city.
“We are convinced of what we are doing, which is why it is important when we talk about making responsible management of resources because they are allocated for this type of action,” began Azcué, who added that there were no doubts when moving forward with the creation of the Brigade, an idea that emerged approximately a year ago at the hands of the Secretary of Health Diego Sauré.
After highlighting the heroic and enormous task performed by the Volunteer and Sapper Firefighters, the Mayor of Concordia maintained that “we are here to add, collaborate, and improve in everything we can as a State. We will continue to allocate resources and carry out training so that this continues to grow.”
He also highlighted and congratulated the municipal employees who made the decision to be part of this Brigade because they demonstrate that they are “true public servants who even risk their lives in each intervention, showing that they are at the disposal of the community. They have all my respect and admiration.”
Finally, and addressing the community of Concordia, Azcué stated that although it is a complex situation due to a difficult climatic scenario, “I want to convey to you to remain calm because we are giving our all to provide an adequate response. We are not alone, there is an active Emergency Committee where different institutions and private entities participate, and we are in contact with the Provincial and National Governments. There is only one team dedicated to working, without ideologies or political parties.”
UNIQUE IN THE PROVINCE
Secretary of Health Dr. Diego Sauré highlighted first of all that the Municipal Forest Brigade is a pioneer in the province of Entre Ríos, which is why they have received the corresponding congratulations from different actors and institutions in Argentina and other countries.
“We are the only municipality that is fighting with all the tools it possesses. I value the work that the Firefighters have been doing as well as the different areas of the Municipality that collaborate in each incident where they intervene because otherwise, this would be impossible. Our goal is to continue growing and have more equipment and brigade members,” stressed Sauré.
For her part, Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, who made a donation of backpacks for firefighting on behalf of the Deliberative Council, thanked the Brigade “for taking the lead in the fight against the scourge of fires” together with the other institutions “that are doing an excellent job.”
Participating in the presentation were the Secretary of Government Luciano Dell´Olio, the Director of Civil Protection and Health Emergencies Diego Ávalos, undersecretaries, councilors; Cristian Bravo and Juan Medina for the Volunteer Firefighters, accompanied by Oscar Arce, president of the Volunteer Firefighters Association; Jorge Martínez and Oscar Ramos for the Sapper Firefighters, and brigade members.
On Wednesday morning, Mayor Francisco Azcué presented the Municipal Forest Brigade, created during this administration with the objective of providing logistical support, with trained municipal personnel and its own equipment in the event of fires. It operates under the orbit of the Civil Protection and Health Emergencies Directorate of the Health Secretariat.
This is a joint effort involving different areas of the Municipality of Concordia, in coordination with Volunteer Firefighters and Sapper Firefighters of our city.
“We are convinced of what we are doing, which is why it is important when we talk about making responsible management of resources because they are allocated for this type of action,” began Azcué, who added that there were no doubts when moving forward with the creation of the Brigade, an idea that emerged approximately a year ago at the hands of the Secretary of Health Diego Sauré.
After highlighting the heroic and enormous task performed by the Volunteer and Sapper Firefighters, the Mayor of Concordia maintained that “we are here to add, collaborate, and improve in everything we can as a State. We will continue to allocate resources and carry out training so that this continues to grow.”
He also highlighted and congratulated the municipal employees who made the decision to be part of this Brigade because they demonstrate that they are “true public servants who even risk their lives in each intervention, showing that they are at the disposal of the community. They have all my respect and admiration.”
Finally, and addressing the community of Concordia, Azcué stated that although it is a complex situation due to a difficult climatic scenario, “I want to convey to you to remain calm because we are giving our all to provide an adequate response. We are not alone, there is an active Emergency Committee where different institutions and private entities participate, and we are in contact with the Provincial and National Governments. There is only one team dedicated to working, without ideologies or political parties.”
UNIQUE IN THE PROVINCE
Secretary of Health Dr. Diego Sauré highlighted first of all that the Municipal Forest Brigade is a pioneer in the province of Entre Ríos, which is why they have received the corresponding congratulations from different actors and institutions in Argentina and other countries.
“We are the only municipality that is fighting with all the tools it possesses. I value the work that the Firefighters have been doing as well as the different areas of the Municipality that collaborate in each incident where they intervene because otherwise, this would be impossible. Our goal is to continue growing and have more equipment and brigade members,” stressed Sauré.
For her part, Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, who made a donation of backpacks for firefighting on behalf of the Deliberative Council, thanked the Brigade “for taking the lead in the fight against the scourge of fires” together with the other institutions “that are doing an excellent job.”
Participating in the presentation were the Secretary of Government Luciano Dell´Olio, the Director of Civil Protection and Health Emergencies Diego Ávalos, undersecretaries, councilors; Cristian Bravo and Juan Medina for the Volunteer Firefighters, accompanied by Oscar Arce, president of the Volunteer Firefighters Association; Jorge Martínez and Oscar Ramos for the Sapper Firefighters, and brigade members.